Boston+Tea+Party

British soldiers came to Massachusetts to enforce the Townshend Acts-a tax on glass, sugar, lead, paper, wood, fabric, and tea.

After the Boston Massacre all of these taxes were repelled except for one.

What tax do you think survived? THE TEA TAX

How much was the tax on tea? 3 PENCE(CENTS) PER POUND

10 PENCE=1 SHILLING 1 POUND OF TEA=3 PENCE

John Hancock- RICH -sold (smuggled) Dutch Tea-"It was better."

BRITISH EAST INDIA TEA TEA=EXPENSIVE

GEORGE III~ PASSED A LAW TO MAKE HIM RICHER.